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The Trump "No Answer" on Russian Associations during 01/11/2017 Press Conference

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I have to say I am stunned! :shock:

When asked and then further pressed at the end of his national press conference, President-elect Donald J. Trump refused to answer the direct question as to whether or not he or anyone directly connected to him or if anyone from his campaign had any association with Russian intelligence. Trump went on a long rant (once again) about how Russia, China, Japan, Mexico and all other nations would respect America once he became President, but on the question of Russian intelligence associations itself, he outright refused to answer the question even when further pressed after his press conference but before leaving the conference area.

No "no comment", no "I don't know, but I'll look into it"...nothing. He just walked off the stage and refused to answer.

To me, that rebuff/non-answer is more disturbing than the contents of any domestic intelligence report whether compiled by our federal intelligence agencies or some private investigative/consulting firm.
 
Even though I didn't see the meeting, if I were Trump I'd give a fishy answer too just because I'd know that the MSM would not stop talking about such an answer. Trump plays the MSM like a fiddle.

Remember when he had his "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT" about the birth certificate nonsense? It involved nearly 2 hours of veterans giving him an endorsement and then Trump was on the podium for less than 5 minutes. Many 24 hr networks aired the entire scene and Trump pretty much got a 2 hour commercial. It was brilliant.
 
I have to say I am stunned! :shock:

When asked and then further pressed at the end of his national press conference, President-elect Donald J. Trump refused to answer the direct question as to whether or not he or anyone directly connected to him or if anyone from his campaign had any association with Russian intelligence. Trump went on a long rant (once again) about how Russia, China, Japan, Mexico and all other nations would respect America once he became President, but on the question of Russian intelligence associations itself, he outright refused to answer the question even when further pressed after his press conference but before leaving the conference area.

No "no comment", no "I don't know, but I'll look into it"...nothing. He just walked off the stage and refused to answer.

To me, that rebuff/non-answer is more disturbing than the contents of any domestic intelligence report whether compiled by our federal intelligence agencies or some private investigative/consulting firm.

I agree. He said nothing different than he has been saying, bragged about his inauguration, had a lawyer speak about his and his families business dealings, but no one could ask questions of which there are many. It was a joke
 
This is becoming SOP for Trump and his rightwing lackeys. Evade questions or offer nothing of substance, and then complain how the "biased MSM" got it wrong again. It's not a genius approach unless you only have to placate the fools who support you.
 
As legitimate, principled news sources are intent to remind us, the report linking Trump to Russia as well as accusations that Russia has potentially coercive material is "unverified" and even "unverifiable." That said, something about this issue seems different to me. I could of course be wrong, but the manner that our political institutions (including Trump himself) have chosen to respond to the story suggests that there's a "there" there.

I'm not throwing my own hat into this, but I'll certainly be following it with interest.
 
I agree. He said nothing different than he has been saying, bragged about his inauguration, had a lawyer speak about his and his families business dealings, but no one could ask questions of which there are many. It was a joke

Anybody who believed the press conference would yield anything productive was living in a dream world.
 
I have to say I am stunned! :shock:

When asked and then further pressed at the end of his national press conference, President-elect Donald J. Trump refused to answer the direct question as to whether or not he or anyone directly connected to him or if anyone from his campaign had any association with Russian intelligence. Trump went on a long rant (once again) about how Russia, China, Japan, Mexico and all other nations would respect America once he became President, but on the question of Russian intelligence associations itself, he outright refused to answer the question even when further pressed after his press conference but before leaving the conference area.

No "no comment", no "I don't know, but I'll look into it"...nothing. He just walked off the stage and refused to answer.

To me, that rebuff/non-answer is more disturbing than the contents of any domestic intelligence report whether compiled by our federal intelligence agencies or some private investigative/consulting firm.

Seriously, don't you believe that if ANY evidence existed to link Trump with Russian intelligence, The government would have linked that out and the whole world would know. This is just more attempts to discredit the vote that people put into this man to run this country. It didn't work and it is not going to work.
 
Seriously, don't you believe that if ANY evidence existed to link Trump with Russian intelligence, The government would have linked that out and the whole world would know. This is just more attempts to discredit the vote that people put into this man to run this country. It didn't work and it is not going to work.

Evidence isn't the bottleneck here, it's whether or not anyone actually cares. We have all manners of acts committed by Trump that would be considered disqualifying for the office of the Presidency, but Republicans don't care, ergo they don't matter.

Well, of course they matter. I just mean that Republicans won't be credible partners in those discussions.
 
I have to say I am stunned! :shock:

When asked and then further pressed at the end of his national press conference, President-elect Donald J. Trump refused to answer the direct question as to whether or not he or anyone directly connected to him or if anyone from his campaign had any association with Russian intelligence. Trump went on a long rant (once again) about how Russia, China, Japan, Mexico and all other nations would respect America once he became President, but on the question of Russian intelligence associations itself, he outright refused to answer the question even when further pressed after his press conference but before leaving the conference area.

No "no comment", no "I don't know, but I'll look into it"...nothing. He just walked off the stage and refused to answer.

To me, that rebuff/non-answer is more disturbing than the contents of any domestic intelligence report whether compiled by our federal intelligence agencies or some private investigative/consulting firm.

There are "news" outfits such as CNN asking him if he hired prostitutes to piss on a bed that the Obamas may have used. If I were Trump I'd have ignored any questions from them too.
 
I have to say I am stunned! :shock:

When asked and then further pressed at the end of his national press conference, President-elect Donald J. Trump refused to answer the direct question as to whether or not he or anyone directly connected to him or if anyone from his campaign had any association with Russian intelligence. Trump went on a long rant (once again) about how Russia, China, Japan, Mexico and all other nations would respect America once he became President, but on the question of Russian intelligence associations itself, he outright refused to answer the question even when further pressed after his press conference but before leaving the conference area.

No "no comment", no "I don't know, but I'll look into it"...nothing. He just walked off the stage and refused to answer.

To me, that rebuff/non-answer is more disturbing than the contents of any domestic intelligence report whether compiled by our federal intelligence agencies or some private investigative/consulting firm.

If he said no, would you have believed it?
Would anyone criticizing him now believe it?

Highly doubtful.
Regardless of the answer, it was already damned if he did, damned if he didn't.
 
I agree. He said nothing different than he has been saying, bragged about his inauguration, had a lawyer speak about his and his families business dealings, but no one could ask questions of which there are many. It was a joke

The inauguration is going to be beautiful. A beautiful event. It's going to be ab-so-lute-ly beautiful. He said so. Repeatedly.

I agree with you assessment. This much anticipated presser was pretty much a flop and a joke. I'd say get used to it. This is what Trump will do for the next 4 years.
 
I agree. He said nothing different than he has been saying, bragged about his inauguration, had a lawyer speak about his and his families business dealings, but no one could ask questions of which there are many. It was a joke

What? Perhaps you missed the important stuff about how he has set up his company into a trust and the intricate measures he has taken to be completely removed from any perceived conflict of interest. I was personally very impressed by those statements. And there were many, many questions asked and answered. He talked about Replace and appeal Obamacare and how the plan would be released as soon as the secretary was approved. He talked about funding the wall now vs. later and what they were doing to get this started immediately. He talked about the hospitals he's already been speaking with to support his efforts to overhaul the Veteran's health options. My goodness, you must have been listening to an entirely different news report. Maybe the Clinton News Network?
 
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The inauguration is going to be beautiful. A beautiful event. It's going to be ab-so-lute-ly beautiful. He said so. Repeatedly.

I agree with you assessment. This much anticipated presser was pretty much a flop and a joke. I'd say get used to it. This is what Trump will do for the next 4 years.

Omg. Who ARE you guys?

Such dishonesty. I can't even imagine why you're on this board pretending to Debate Politics. Why bother? Just hate everything Trump and come back in eight years.
 
Seriously, don't you believe that if ANY evidence existed to link Trump with Russian intelligence, The government would have linked that out and the whole world would know. This is just more attempts to discredit the vote that people put into this man to run this country. It didn't work and it is not going to work.

Wait... I thought it was the counties that elected Trump?:2razz:
 
The inauguration is going to be beautiful. A beautiful event. It's going to be ab-so-lute-ly beautiful. He said so. Repeatedly.

I agree with you assessment. This much anticipated presser was pretty much a flop and a joke. I'd say get used to it. This is what Trump will do for the next 4 years.

And again, he talked about the military bands that would be performing. He talked about the crowds - this has always been - all along, about everyday Americans. I suppose you'd like it better if like Obama, it was all about wining and dining the hollywood elite? And don't forget that the media is the one who has put him on the spot about the inauguration. They don't care about this event for the people, just what famous people have turned him down. How sad? They continue to get it wrong - so wrong. Everyday Americans do not care if Carey decides to badly lip sync another performance.
 
I agree. He said nothing different than he has been saying, bragged about his inauguration, had a lawyer speak about his and his families business dealings, but no one could ask questions of which there are many. It was a joke

So I am guessing you didn't watch it? There were tons of questions asked and answered.
 
Everyday Americans do not care if Carey decides to badly lip sync another performance.

I disagree.
It was a significant minority of "everyday Americans" who decided to elect a reality television celebrity with no qualifications to be president.
 
Anybody who believed the press conference would yield anything productive was living in a dream world.

Have not watched it. May do so later.

Disagree with your conclusion on not being "productive".

While there may have been no meaningful content come out of Trump's responses, it apparently did provide another opportunity to see his character and behavior on display. And it sounds like neither of those items were particularly attractive.

This guy (The Donald) is a potential loose cannon. And not in a good way....
 
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Omg. Who ARE you guys?

Such dishonesty. I can't even imagine why you're on this board pretending to Debate Politics. Why bother? Just hate everything Trump and come back in eight years.

Principled people (including ones I disagree with on a large number of political issues such as Tres) recognize that Trump is a scumbag. If you thought this was just a Left thing then you're really not paying attention.
 
Omg. Who ARE you guys?

Such dishonesty. I can't even imagine why you're on this board pretending to Debate Politics. Why bother? Just hate everything Trump and come back in eight years.

Well, that was a random meltdown post. I'm sorry I found Trump's presser to be a joke. Not everyone loves him blindly, Maggie. I don't hate the man, by the way. I don't even know him.

I voted for George W. Bush twice and cringed at most of his pressers. I voted against Obama twice and found most of his pressers to be good. So you can keep your hysteria and hyperbole to yourself. It isn't attractive.
 
What? Perhaps you missed the important stuff about how he has set up his company into a trust and the intricate measures he has taken to be completely removed from any perceived conflict of interest. I was personally very impressed by those statements. And there were many, many questions asked and answered. He talked about Replace and appeal Obamacare and how the plan would be released as soon as the secretary was approved. He talked about funding the wall now vs. later and what they were doing to get this started immediately. He talked about the hospitals he's already been speaking with to support his efforts to overall the Veteran's health options. My goodness, you must have been listening to an entirely different news report. Maybe the Clinton News Network?

Oh I left out he wouldn't let the guy from CNN ask a question called it fake news. You believe everything that comes out of Donny boy's mouth, I don't.
 
Have not watched it. May do so later.

Disagree with your conclusion on "productive".

While there may have been no meaningful content come out of Trump's responses, it apparently did provide another opportunity to see his character and behavior on display. And it sounds like neither of those items were particularly attractive.

This guy (The Donald) is a potential loose cannon. And not in a good way....

Correction to my previous post: uniquely productive. If all it did was buttress what we already know about him, I could have just gone to his Twitter page.
 
And again, he talked about the military bands that would be performing. He talked about the crowds - this has always been - all along, about everyday Americans. I suppose you'd like it better if like Obama, it was all about wining and dining the hollywood elite? And don't forget that the media is the one who has put him on the spot about the inauguration. They don't care about this event for the people, just what famous people have turned him down. How sad? They continue to get it wrong - so wrong. Everyday Americans do not care if Carey decides to badly lip sync another performance.

Yes, I know. It's going to be beautiful. I heard him the first dozen times he said it.

Who said anything about Obama and Hollywood? Not me. You should focus to the posts and not go off on tangents. It doesn't make you look good.
 
What? Perhaps you missed the important stuff about how he has set up his company into a trust and the intricate measures he has taken to be completely removed from any perceived conflict of interest. I was personally very impressed by those statements. And there were many, many questions asked and answered. He talked about Replace and appeal Obamacare and how the plan would be released as soon as the secretary was approved. He talked about funding the wall now vs. later and what they were doing to get this started immediately. He talked about the hospitals he's already been speaking with to support his efforts to overall the Veteran's health options. My goodness, you must have been listening to an entirely different news report. Maybe the Clinton News Network?

I think your final comment on CNN might be on the money. Here in the NOC where I work there are screens for all of the major news networks floating above our heads, muted. I saw more Wolf Blitzer on the screen for CNN than I saw Trump, I think.

But how someone could watch that press conference in its totality and claim that there were few questions and answers is insanely dishonest.
 
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